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Grantwood Village City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IV

Specific Zoning District Regulations

400.120 Residential Districts; In General

  1. Permitted Uses.
    1. In any Residence District no structure or land shall be used and no structure shall be hereafter erected, converted, or structurally altered (unless otherwise specifically provided in this Zoning Code) except for one (1) or more of the following uses:
      1. Single family dwellings.
      2. Parks, playgrounds, municipal offices or community centers owned and operated by the Village
      3. Schools
      4. Churches, synagogues, mosques and other houses of worship.
    2. Buildings in a Residence District shall be used for single-family residence and accessory purposes only and no structure shall be used directly or indirectly for business of any character other than a “Home Business,” as defined and provided herein.
    3. Reservation: All architectural drawings and/or building plans for the construction remodeling or improvement to any residential property in the Village, which accurately reflect the intended appearance of the completed structure, shall be submitted to the Building Commissioner for examination and approval as to conformity in architectural appearance with neighboring homes.
    4. Purpose: To afford mutual protection to the property owners living in the Village against injury, whether taking the form of diminished property values or otherwise, that would result from the construction of a residence or other improvement that is unsightly, in singularly bad taste, discordantly at variance with neighboring homes in architectural appearance, or otherwise offensive to the proposed or developed standards of the Village. (Vil. Ord. No. 580-04, 9/28/04)
  2. Driveway Access. Parcels of paved surface land shall be permitted one (1) driveway opening per street frontage, but additional driveway openings may be approved through a Site Development Plan provided there is a minimum of one hundred (100) feet of frontage for each additional driveway opening along each street. Driveway openings shall not exceed thirty (30) feet in width unless a wider opening is specifically approved in a Site Development Plan. (Vil. Ord. No. 561, 2/18/03)

400.130 "A" Residence District

  1. Height and Yard Regulations. In Residence District "A" the height of structures and the minimum dimensions of yards shall be as follows:
    1. Height. No structure hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed two and one-half (2½) stories or forty (40) feet in height.
    2. Rear yard. Every building that is hereafter erected or structurally altered shall provide a rear yard of not less than thirty-five (35) feet deep.
    3. Side yard. For every building hereafter erected or structurally altered there shall be a side yard on each side of the building of not less than twenty (20) feet wide.
    4. Garage. A garage shall not exceed the capacity necessary to store four (4) automobiles; provided however, a garage may exceed a four (4) vehicle capacity if the lot whereon such garage is located contains not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet for each vehicle stored.
  2. Building Lines and Lot Areas.
    1. A building line or lines for each lot in the "A" Residence District shall be as delineated on the plat of Grantwood Terrace filed for record in Plat Book 27, page 29 of the records of the Recorder of Deeds in St. Louis County, Missouri, and no structure shall be erected in said "A" Residence District, any part of which is closer to any street than said building line or lines. In the case of lots No. 8 to 13 inclusive, and lots No. 34 to 53 inclusive, all as designated on said plat, no structure shall be erected on said lots or any of them, any part of which is closer to any street than thirty (30) feet back of said building line or lines. There shall be a minimum width requirement of one hundred (100) feet at the building line of each said lot.
  3. Construction Regulations. Every structure in the "A" Residence District shall have its exterior walls constructed of brick, stone or stucco, except a gable end(s) may consist of vinyl, metal or wood siding. Every structure shall have a pitched roof covered by slate, tile or asphalt shingles. (Vil. Ord. No. 557-02, 9-17-02)

400.140 "B" Residence District

  1. Height and Yard Regulations. In Residence District "B" the height of structures and the minimum dimensions of yards shall be as follows:
    1. Height. No structure hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed two and one-half (2½) stories or forty (40) feet in height.
    2. Rear yard. Every building that is hereafter erected or structurally altered shall provide a rear yard of not less than thirty-five (35) feet deep.
    3. Side yard. For every building hereafter erected or structurally altered there shall be a side yard on each side of the building of not less than twenty (20) feet wide.
    4. Garage. A garage shall not exceed the capacity necessary to store four (4) automobiles; provided however, a garage may exceed a four (4) vehicle capacity if the lot whereon such garage is located contains not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet for each vehicle stored.
  2. Building Lines and Lot Areas.
    1. A building line or lines for Lots 1 to 5 inclusive, as designated on the plat titled "Resubdivision of Lots 24 to 33, inclusive of Grantwood Terrace", said plat being filed for record in Plat Book 26, page 67 of the records of the Recorder of Deeds in St. Louis County, Missouri, shall be as delineated on said plat, and for the territory on said plat not designated by lot number or letter, there is hereby established a building line of sixty (60) feet from the middle line of Grantwood Lane, seventy-five feet from the lot lines bordering on Gravois Road (Missouri State Highway 30), and forty (40) feet from the middle line of Grantwood Terrace Lane; and no structure shall be erected any part of which is closer to said lanes or said road, or any of them, than said line or lines. There shall be a minimum width requirement of one hundred (100) feet at the building line of each said lot.
  3. Construction Regulations. Every structure in the "B" Residence District shall have its exterior walls constructed of brick, stone or stucco, except a gable end(s) may consist of vinyl, metal or wood siding.

Every structure shall have a pitched roof covered by slate, tile or asphalt shingles. (Vil. Ord. No. 557-02, 9-17- 02)

400.150 "C" Residence District

  1. Height And Yard Regulations. In Residence District "C" the height of structures and the minimum dimensions of yards shall be as follows:
    1. Height. No structure hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed two and one-half (2½) stories or forty (40) feet in height.
    2. Rear yard. Every building that is hereafter erected or structurally altered shall provide a rear yard of not less than thirty-five (35) feet deep.
    3. Side yard. For every building hereafter erected or structurally altered there shall be a side yard on each side of the building of not less than twenty (20) feet wide.
    4. Garage. A garage shall not exceed the capacity necessary to store four (4) automobiles; provided however, a garage may exceed a four (4) vehicle capacity if the lot whereon such garage is located contains not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet for each vehicle stored.
  2. Building Lines And Lot Areas.
    1. Minimum lot area. The lot area of any "C" Residence lot shall not be less than twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet.
    2. Fronting on Gravois. The building line on lots fronting on Gravois Road is fifty (50) feet and all said lots shall be at least one hundred (100) feet in width at the building line.
    3. Fronting on Laclede Station Road. The building line on lots fronting on Laclede Station Road is seventy-five (75) feet, and all said lots shall be at least one hundred (100) feet in width at the building line.
    4. Interior lots. The building line on all interior lots is seventy-five (75) feet and all said lots shall be at least one hundred (100) feet in width at the building line.
  3. Construction Regulations. Every structure in the "C" Residence District shall have its exterior walls constructed of brick, stone or stucco, except a gable end(s) may consist of vinyl, metal or wood siding. Every structure shall have a pitched roof covered by slate, tile or asphalt shingles. (Vil. Ord. No. 557-02, 9-17-02)

400.160 "D" Residence District

  1. Height And Yard Regulations. In "D" Residence District the height of structures and the minimum dimensions of yards shall be as follows:
    1. Height. No structure hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed two and one-half (2½) stories or forty (40) feet in height.
    2. Rear yard. Every building that is hereafter erected or structurally altered shall provide a rear yard of not less than thirty-five (35) feet deep.
    3. Side yard. For every building hereafter erected or structurally altered there shall be a side yard on each side of said building as follows: For two-story buildings not less than twenty (20) feet; one and one-half (1½) story buildings not less than fifteen (15) feet wide; and one (1) story buildings not less than ten (10) feet wide.
    4. Garage. A garage shall not exceed the capacity necessary to store four (4) automobiles; provided however, a garage may exceed a four (4) vehicle capacity if the lot whereon such garage is located contains not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet for each vehicle stored.
  2. Building Lines And Lot Areas.
    1. The building line or lines for each lot in the "D" Residence District shall be as delineated on the plat of Forest Haven subdivision filed for record in Plat Book 37, pages 38 and 39 of records of the Recorder of Deeds in St. Louis County, Missouri, and no building shall be erected in said "D" Residence District any part of which is closer to any street than said building line.
  3. Construction Regulations. Every structure in the "D" Residence District shall have its exterior walls constructed of brick, stone or stucco, except a gable end(s) may consist of vinyl, metal or wood siding. Every structure shall have a pitched roof covered by slate, tile or asphalt shingles. (Vil. Ord. No. 557-02, 9-17-02)

400.170 "E" Residence District

  1. Height And Yard Regulations. In "E" Residence District the height of structures and the minimum dimensions of yards shall be as follows:
    1. Height. No structure hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed two and one-half (2½) stories or forty (40) feet in height.
    2. Rear yard and side yard. Every building that is erected or structurally altered in the "E" Residence District shall provide a rear yard of not less than thirty-five (35) feet deep and a minimum side yard of fifteen (15) feet wide on each side of the building.
    3. Garage. A garage shall not exceed the capacity necessary to store four (4) automobiles; provided however, a garage may exceed a four (4) vehicle capacity if the lot whereon such garage is located contains not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet for each vehicle stored.
  2. Building Lines And Lot Areas. Every lot within the "E" Residence District shall have a total lot area of at least fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet and shall have a minimum width of one hundred (100) feet at the building line and shall have a depth of at least one hundred fifty (150) feet. There shall be a building line forty (40) feet from the edge of the street right-of-way on all streets except Gravois Road and the building line of Gravois Road shall be at least fifty (50) feet from the edge of the present right-of-way of Gravois Road. "Edge" shall be interpreted as the interior edge closest to the respective lot.
  3. Construction Regulations. Every structure in the “E” Residence District shall have its exterior walls constructed of brick, stone or stucco, except a gable end(s) may consist of vinyl, metal or wood siding. Every structure shall have a pitched roof covered by slate, tile or asphalt shingles. (Vil. Ord. No. 557-02, 9-17-02)

400.180 "H" Commercial District

  1. Permitted Uses: The use of property and structures in the "H" Commercial District shall be limited to taverns, restaurants, private clubs, schools, public buildings, retail commercial stores (which does not include motor vehicle filling stations involving the sale of gasoline or other vehicle fuel dispensed into vehicles) and professional offices. (There shall be no drive-through facilities in conjunction with any such use.) There shall be no living quarters in any such establishment nor shall any residential use be made in this District. The hours of operation of any such use shall be limited to the hours between 7:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m. No use shall be operated between 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. No commercial delivery or trash vehicles shall operate or make deliveries or pickups except during the hours of operation.
  2. Building Area and Height Requirements
    1. Building Line and Lot Areas. The building line for the "H" Commercial District is located one hundred (100) feet interior of the edge of the Gravois Road right-of-way abutting the property and seventy-five (75) feet interior of the edge of the Laclede Station Road right-of-way abutting the property. All other building lines shall be as provided in Section 3(d) below. No structure, other than a sign which is in conformity with the sign regulations set forth below, shall be erected in any area located outside of that area bounded by the building lines described herein.
    2. Height limitation. No structure more than two and one-half (2½) stories in height shall be permitted in "H" Commercial District. A single story shall not exceed twelve (12) feet in height. Any structure permitted in this District which exceeds thirty (30) feet in height shall be set back from all property lines at least one (1) additional foot for every foot of height above thirty (30) feet.
    3. Minimum Lot Area. The minimum lot area required for any given use shall be as follows:
      1. Fire stations shall be situated on tracts of land of at least one-half (½) acre.
      2. Schools shall be situated on tracts of land providing areas not less than as set out in the following table:

        School Area Requirements

        Type of SchoolMinimum Acreage
        Kindergarten (separate)3 Acres
        Primary5 Acres
        Junior High10 Acres
        Senior High20 Acres
        Collegiate10 Acres
      3. All other land uses permitted in this District, except local public utility facilities located on easements, shall be situated or conducted on tracts of land three (3) acres in area.
  3. Sign Regulations No signs or billboards shall be permitted within this District except for those signs related to an existing use of the property and which conform with the following restrictions.
    1. Signs shall be limited in number to one (1) wall sign attached to, not painted on, the structure for each separate roadway frontage of any land use and shall not have a larger outline area than twenty (20) square feet per facing and one (1) free-standing sign not to exceed one hundred (100) square feet in outline area per facility nor extend more than twenty-five (25) feet above the elevation of the adjacent street.
    2. Information signs shall not exceed sixteen (16) square feet of outline area per facing.
    3. Directional signs shall not exceed ten (10) square feet in outline area per facing.
  4. Off-street Parking and Loading Requirements.
    1. General Parking Requirements: All required parking facilities shall conform with the following standards:
      1. No vehicles other than those used in the ordinary course of operation of the permitted use (which in no event shall exceed three (3) vehicles) shall be parked on the property between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
      2. The minimum size of a parking space shall be ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet, plus the necessary space for means of ingress and egress.
      3. Such facilities shall have paved surfaces. (Vil. Ord. No. 561, 2/18/03)
      4. Adequate provision shall be made for the disposal of storm or surface water.
      5. The owner of the property and the operator of any business thereon shall create a ten (10) foot wide landscaped buffer of trees and/or shrubs and erect a six (6) foot privacy fence so as to substantially screen all off-street parking areas on such property from the view of abutting property in a Residential District, which planting shall conform to the following requirements:
        1. Not less than one-half (½) of the plant material shall be living evergreen shrubs or trees, preferably a variety of pines, and their height at time of planting shall be not less than six (6) feet. The remainder of the planting may consist of deciduous trees and their minimum diameter at time of planting shall not be less than two (2) inches, measured one (1) foot from the ground.
        2. The spacing of the trees and shrubs and the treatment of planting shall be sufficient to shield the sight and noise of all buildings and facilities from abutting properties.
        3. The planting shall be maintained and all dead material removed and replaced as needed. No planting shall be permitted or maintained so that it would be a safety hazard at any entrance to or exit from a parking area.
        4. All planted areas shall be kept free of trash and debris.
      6. If approved by two-thirds (2/3) of the property owners of abutting residential properties, a decorative six (6) foot wall of brick, stone or wood may be substituted for the screen planting in side and rear yards, but not along any public or private street.
      7. The location of each parking space and the location and direction of movement along the driveways providing access thereto shall be indicated by painting upon the surface, by raised directional signs, or by markers or other similar measures placed in the surfacing.
      8. Wherever parking areas are to be used during darkness, a system of flood lighting shall be installed to provide an adequate standard of one (1) foot-candle of illumination over the entire parking area. All flood lights shall be shielded and directed away from other property so as not to direct more than one-half (½) foot-candle of illumination onto any abutting property within a Residential District. Lighting fixtures shall not exceed sixteen (16) feet in height unless specifically permitted by an approved Site Development Plan or by a Special Use Permit issued by the Village Board.
      9. A temporary shelter for the use of parking area attendant may be maintained on the lot provided the location, construction and design of same shall be first approved by the Building Commissioner.
      10. The parking area shall be maintained in a manner to keep it as free as practicable from dust, paper, and other loose particles, and snow and ice shall be promptly removed by the operator. All adjacent sidewalks shall be kept free from dirt, ice, sleet and snow and in a safe condition for use by pedestrians. All signs, markers, or any other methods used to indicate direction of traffic movement and location of parking spaces shall be maintained in a neat and legible condition. Likewise, any walls, trees and shrubbery, as well as surfacing of the parking area shall be maintained in good condition throughout its use for parking purposes. The Building Commissioner shall have the authority to prohibit the use of the area for parking purposes unless and until proper maintenance, repair or rehabilitation is completed.
    2. Minimum Required Parking: The following parking shall be provided for the respective use as the minimum required number of parking spaces.
      1. Private Club: One parking space for each 400 square feet of floor area of the main building.
      2. Church or temple: One parking space for each three seats in the main auditorium or one space for each 500 square feet of floor area, whichever is greater. If a church or temple has two auditoriums (such as a sanctuary and a chapel) which commonly are used simultaneously, the parking requirement shall be the provision of one parking space for each three seats in both auditoriums.
      3. Schools: For high schools, colleges and universities, 10 spaces per classroom; for elementary schools, two parking spaces per classroom.
      4. Community Center, library, museum, or similar public or semi-private building: One parking space for each 300 square feet of floor area in the building.
      5. Restaurants, tavern, cocktail lounges or any other establishment serving prepared food for consumption on or off the premises or selling liquor by the drink, parking shall be the greater of the following:
        1. One parking space for each 100 square feet of floor area inside the building;
        2. One parking space for each 100 square feet of floor area inside the building plus one parking space for each 100 square feet of (1) any floor area of the building open to the outdoors, whether covered or uncovered, and (2) any outdoor seating area located outside of the building anywhere on the premises.
        3. One parking space for each 100 square feet of floor area inside the building plus one parking space for every four seats in: (1) any floor area of the building open to the outdoors, whether covered or uncovered, and (2) any outdoor seating area located outside of the building anywhere on the premises.
      6. Bank, trusts company, savings and loan company or other financial services: One parking space per 150 square feet of floor area.
      7. Retail store or shop and any other non-residential building, except those above-specified: One parking space per each 200 square feet of floor area.
      8. Office building: One parking space per each 200 square feet of floor area in the building.
      9. Health Care: A building occupied by members of the healing professions, one parking space per each 150 square feet of gross area used for this purpose.
    3. Rules for Computing Parking Spaces: In computing the number of required off-street parking spaces, the following rules shall apply:
      1. Floor are shall mean the gross floor area of the entire building of the specific use, excluding any floor or portion thereof used for parking, as defined in this ordinance.
      2. Where fractional spaces result, the parking spaces shall be the next greater whole number.
      3. In the case of mixed uses, the parking space required shall be computed separately for each use. Where a given area is used for more than one different use, the parking space requirement shall be calculated assuming the use with the greater number of required spaces.
      4. Whenever a building or use constructed or established after the effective date of this ordinance is changed or enlarged in floor area, number of employees, number of dwelling units, seating capacity or otherwise, parking spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change. Whenever a building or use existing prior to the effective of this ordinance is reconstructed or is enlarged to the extent of 20 percent or more of floor area, said building or use in its entirety shall then and thereafter comply with the parking requirements set forth herein. Any enlargement or change in use of less than 20 percent of the gross floor area shall be provided with parking based on the enlargement or change.
      5. All required parking shall be available at all times for the use for which the parking is required. No spaces shall be used for any other parking, for storage, or for any other purpose. Commercial trucks and vehicles shall be parked at the rear of the premises during non-business hours.
    4. Location of Required Parking Spaces: The parking space required for all buildings or uses shall be located on the same property with the building or use served.
  5. Access requirements. All developed commercial parcels shall provide an interior drive with a minimum width of twenty (20) feet. Parking lots shall provide for the efficient circulation of vehicles by minimizing backing movements. Parcels of land shall be permitted one (1) driveway opening per street frontage, but additional driveway openings may be approved through a Site Development Plan provided there is a minimum of one hundred (100) feet of frontage for each driveway opening. Driveway openings shall not exceed thirty (30) feet in width unless a wider opening is specifically approved in a Site Development Plan. All roads and drives shall be paved with hard surface material meeting specifications of the Village. Curbs and gutters shall be provided along all roads and drives that do not abut parking spaces. All parking areas shall be edged with curbs and gutters. Surface or underground storm drainage facilities shall be provided for all roads and drives and parking areas. All storm drainage shall be directed into established surface or underground storm drainage facilities and approved by the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District or a successor entity. Handicapped parking shall be provided in accordance with Missouri law.
  6. Site development plan. Any parcel larger than one (1) acre being developed or redeveloped within the "H" Commercial District must have an approved Site Development Plan in compliance with the review procedure and requirements of this Chapter and in conformity with Subsection (5) hereof. (Vil. Ord. No. 557-02, 9-17-02)

400.190 "G" Animal Preserve

  1. Generally, The use of property in the "G" Animal Preserve District shall be limited to the raising, maintenance, and exhibition of non-domesticated animals. There shall be no structures allowed other than those used for the housing, shelter, veterinary care, feeding, grooming, or similar uses in the care of the inhabitant animals. Human residences shall also be allowed for the habitation of the animal care givers and/or owners. In addition, if the preserve is open to the public, a reasonable number of structures for the accommodation of the public is permitted, including food and incidental facilities related to the operation of such preserve in a fashion open to the public on a not-for-profit basis. For safety reasons, no recreational or other public uses shall be allowed within this District, other than those directly associated with the functioning animal preserve open to the public on a not-for-profit basis.
  2. Height and Area Limitations.
    1. Dwellings for humans shall be situated on tracts of land providing at least three (3) acres of lot area for each dwelling unit; except that any lot or tract of record on the effective date of this Code, May 12, 1998, which contains less area, may be used as a site for one (1) single-family dwelling, together with customary structures and uses.
    2. All land uses permitted in this District shall be situated or conducted on tracts of land not less than three (3) acres in area.
    3. No structure, other than a permitted directional or information sign or a boundary wall or fence less than six (6) feet in height, shall be erected within fifty (50) feet of any public roadway right-of-way line. A permitted free-standing business sign may be located no closer than twenty-five (25) feet from the roadway right-of-way line. In the case of corner lots, no structure may be erected within the triangular area bound by the property lines and a line connecting two (2) points on the property lines sixty (60) feet from the intersection of the property lines.
    4. No structure shall be erected within twenty (20) feet of any property line; except that this requirement shall not apply to any boundary wall or fence less than six (6) feet in height. Any non- residential structure permitted in this District which exceeds thirty (30) feet in height shall be set back from all property lines at least one (1) additional foot for every foot of height above thirty (30) feet. No dwelling for animal habitation shall be located closer than one hundred (100) feet from any property line.
    5. No new lots shall be created of less than three (3) acres in size.
  3. Parking and Public Accommodation. If an animal preserve is open to the public, the following parking requirements apply:
    1. Sufficient off-street parking shall be provided for employees' and visitors' automobiles so as to assure that no such vehicle be parked on any public street.
    2. Adequate restroom facilities shall be available to the public, with a sufficient number handicapped accessible to comply with State law, and such facilities shall be maintained in a clean and healthful fashion.
  4. Minimum Improvements and Maintenance Standards. Required parking facilities other than residential spaces shall conform with the following improvements and maintenance standards:
    1. The minimum size of a parking space shall be ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet, plus the necessary space for means of ingress and egress.
    2. Such facilities shall be paved in accordance with Village standards.
    3. Adequate provision shall be made for the disposal of storm or surface water.
    4. The location of each parking space and the location and direction of movement along the driveways providing access thereto shall be indicated by painting upon the surface, by raised directional signs, or by markers or other similar measures placed in the surfacing.
    5. Wherever parking areas are to be used during darkness, a system of flood lighting shall be installed to provide an adequate standard of one (1) foot-candle of illumination over the entire parking area. All flood lights shall be shielded and directed away from other property so as not to direct more than one-half (½) foot-candle of illumination onto any abutting property within a Residential District. Lighting fixtures shall not exceed sixteen (16) feet in height unless specifically permitted by an approved Site Development Plan or by a Special Use Permit issued by the Village Board.
    6. A temporary shelter for the use of parking area attendant may be maintained on the lot provided the location, construction and design of same shall be first approved by the Building & Street Commissioner.
    7. The parking area shall be maintained in a manner to keep it as free as practicable from dust, paper, and other loose particles, and snow and ice shall be promptly removed by the operator. All adjacent sidewalks shall be kept free from dirt, ice, sleet and snow and in a safe condition for use by pedestrians. All signs, markers, or any other methods used to indicate direction of traffic movement and location of parking spaces shall be maintained in a neat and legible condition. Likewise, any walls, trees and shrubbery, as well as surfacing of the parking area, shall be maintained in good condition throughout its use for parking purposes. The Building & Street Commissioner shall have the authority to prohibit the use of the area for parking purposes unless and until proper maintenance, repair or rehabilitation is completed.
  5. Sign Regulations.
    1. Business signs shall be limited in number to one (1) for each separate roadway frontage of any land use and shall not have a larger outline area than fifty (50) square feet per facing.
    2. Information signs shall not exceed sixteen (16) square feet of outline area per facing.
    3. Directional signs shall not exceed ten (10) square feet in outline area per facing.
    4. No signs shall extend more than fifteen (15) feet above the elevation of the ground. (Vil. Ord. No. 557-02, 9-17-02)

400.195 "P" Park District

  1. Generally, the use of property in the "P" Park District shall be limited to the maintenance of an outdoor recreational area open to the public on a not-for-profit basis and operated by the U.S. Government, the State of Missouri, County of St. Louis or Town of Grantwood Village. There shall be no structures allowed other than those existing structures and incidental associated structures used in the ordinary course of operating a park and historic site. Such incidental associated structures may include administrative offices and maintenance garages. For any structure not constructed by the U.S. Government, the State of Missouri, Saint Louis County or an agency thereof, prior approval of the Village and a building permit shall be required before the construction of any permitted structure. No recreational or other public uses shall be allowed within this District, other than those directly associated with the operation and administration of a park open to the public on a not-for-profit basis and operated by the U.S. Government, the State of Missouri, Saint Louis County or an agency thereof.
  2. Height and Area Limitations.
    1. No structure, other than a permitted directional or information sign or a boundary wall or fence less than six (6) feet in height, shall be erected within fifty (50) feet of any public roadway right-of-way line. In the case of corner lots, no structure may be erected within the triangular area bound by the property lines and a line connecting two (2) points on the property lines sixty (60) feet from the intersection of the property lines.
    2. No structure shall be erected within twenty (20) feet of any property line; except that this requirement shall not apply to any boundary wall or fence less than six (6) feet in height. Any non- residential structure permitted in this District which exceeds thirty (30) feet in height shall be set back from all property lines at least one (1) additional foot for every foot of height above thirty (30) feet.
  3. Parking and Public Accommodation. The following requirements apply to any use of the property within this District.
    1. Sufficient off-street parking shall be provided for employees’ and visitors’ automobiles so as to assure that no such vehicle be parked on any public street.
    2. The minimum improvements and maintenance standards shall conform with Subsection (D) below.
    3. Adequate restroom facilities shall be available to the public, with a sufficient number of handicapped facilities accessible to comply with State and County ordinances, and such facilities shall be maintained in a clean and healthful fashion.
    4. No business or advertising signs other than those associated with the park shall be permitted within this District.
    5. Domesticated pets are allowed within the park, however, they shall be leashed at all times. Horses shall not be allowed within the Park District.
    6. No motorized vehicles may be used within the Park District, except for those vehicles using an authorized parking lot or authorized maintenance vehicles operated by the Village, the U.S. Government, the State of Missouri, County of St. Louis or an agency thereof. Bicycles, roller blades, and similar non-motorized recreational activities shall be allowed within the Park District.
  4. Minimum Improvement and Maintenance Standards. Required parking facilities other than residential spaces shall conform with the following improvements and maintenance standards.
    1. The minimum size of a parking space shall be ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet, plus the necessary space for means of ingress and egress.
    2. Such facilities shall have paved surfaces. (Vil. Ord. No. 561, 2/18/03)
    3. Adequate provision shall be made for the disposal of storm or surface water.
    4. The location of each parking space and the location and direction of movement along the driveways providing access thereto shall be indicated by painting upon the surface, by raised directional signs, or by markers or other similar measures placed on the surfacing. (Vil. Ord. No. 557-02, 9-17-02)

400.196 "T" Trail District

  1. Generally, the use of property in the "T" Trail District shall be limited to the maintenance of a natural trail open to the public on a not-for-profit basis subject to the provisions of this District as set forth below. There shall be no structures allowed other than those used to give information to trail users, such as structures giving directional information and trail information. Approval of the Village must be obtained prior to construction of any structure.
  2. Parking and Public Accommodation. The following requirements apply to any use of the property within this District.
    1. The hours of operation of the trails shall be from thirty (30) minutes before sunrise to thirty (30) minutes after sunset unless prior approval is received from the Village.
    2. No parking facilities or restroom facilities may be erected or maintained in the Trail District without prior approval from the Village. No public access or other trail use shall be made after sunset or before sunrise.
    3. No business or advertising signs other than those associated with the Trail will be permitted within this District. Such signs shall conform with the regulations set forth in Subsection (C) below.
    4. Domesticated pets are allowed within the Trail, however, they must be leashed at all times. Horses are not allowed within the Trail District.
    5. No alcohol is allowed within the Trail District.
    6. No motorized vehicles may be used within the Trail District, except those authorized maintenance vehicles operated by the Village, the U.S. Government, the State of Missouri, County of St. Louis or an agency thereof. Bicycles, roller blades, and similar non-motorized recreational activities shall be allowed within the Trail District.
  3. Sign Regulations.
    1. Signs shall be limited in number to one (1) for each separate roadway frontage of any land use and shall not have a larger outline area than twenty-four (24) square feet per facing.
    2. Information signs shall not exceed sixteen (16) square feet of outline area per facing.
    3. Directional signs shall not exceed ten (10) square feet in outline area per facing.
    4. No signs shall extend more than fifteen (15) feet above the elevation of the ground. (Vil. Ord. No. 557-02, 9-17-02)